Melody sank into the comforting touch of his embrace. Her heart thundered in her chest as she considered what was to come. Ben believed something was going to happen to her, something so severe he'd stopped at nothing to save her. The only question now was whether he had. Whatever danger lied at Diana's could just as easily find them here, and then what? How would Ben keep Nora safe if he was too focused on Melody's own safety?

"If it comes down to a choice, you choose her." Melody instructed from where her head was buried in his chest. Her tone left little room for argument, but that she thought Ben would ever side with her over their daughter. "Promise me that. She's the best of us both, you save her first regardless of what happens to me."

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